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  • Three active-duty Marines arrested for participating in Jan. 6 US Capitol riot

    Three active-duty Marines arrested for participating in Jan. 6 US Capitol riot

     

    Three active-duty Marines who work in intelligence — one of whom allegedly espoused support for a second civil war — were arrested this week for breaching the US Capitol building with a mob of Trump supporters on January 6, 2021.

    ​Three active-duty Marines who work in intelligence — one of whom allegedly espoused support for a second civil war — were arrested this week for breaching the US Capitol building with a mob of Trump supporters on January 6, 2021. 

  • Officers, paramedics indicted in Elijah McClain’s death are being arraigned in separate trials

    Officers, paramedics indicted in Elijah McClain’s death are being arraigned in separate trials

     

    The three police officers and two paramedics involved in the August 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who was stopped by police while walking home from a store, placed in a carotid hold and then injected with ketamine, will be arraigned in Colorado on Friday.

    ​The three police officers and two paramedics involved in the August 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who was stopped by police while walking home from a store, placed in a carotid hold and then injected with ketamine, will be arraigned in Colorado on Friday. 

  • NM AG probing campaign finances of GOP candidate accused of orchestrating shootings

    NM AG probing campaign finances of GOP candidate accused of orchestrating shootings

     

    New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez’ office is taking the lead in probing the campaign finances of Solomon Peña, who police say was behind a spate of shootings at Democratic officials’ homes.

    ​New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez’ office is taking the lead in probing the campaign finances of Solomon Peña, who police say was behind a spate of shootings at Democratic officials’ homes. 

  • 2 Ohio police officers are under investigation after video shows one punching a woman in the face outside a McDonald’s

    2 Ohio police officers are under investigation after video shows one punching a woman in the face outside a McDonald’s

     

    Two Ohio police officers are under investigation after a video surfaced on social media of an officer punching a Black woman several times in the face outside a McDonald’s, their police chief said.

    ​Two Ohio police officers are under investigation after a video surfaced on social media of an officer punching a Black woman several times in the face outside a McDonald’s, their police chief said. 

  • Rapper Young Thug and co-defendant conducted in-court drug transaction, prosecutors say

    Rapper Young Thug and co-defendant conducted in-court drug transaction, prosecutors say

     

    Grammy-winning rapper Young Thug and a racketeering co-defendant conducted a hand-to-hand drug transaction during a court hearing, prosecutors said in a motion filed in Atlanta.

    ​Grammy-winning rapper Young Thug and a racketeering co-defendant conducted a hand-to-hand drug transaction during a court hearing, prosecutors said in a motion filed in Atlanta. 

  • What’s killing whales off the Northeast coast? It’s not wind farm projects, experts say

    What’s killing whales off the Northeast coast? It’s not wind farm projects, experts say

     

    A spate of nine whale deaths in New York and New Jersey in the last two months have prompted several New Jersey GOP lawmakers to question whether the deaths were linked to development of a major proposed offshore wind farm in the area. But scientists say there’s no evidence to support a connection between the two.

    ​A spate of nine whale deaths in New York and New Jersey in the last two months have prompted several New Jersey GOP lawmakers to question whether the deaths were linked to development of a major proposed offshore wind farm in the area. But scientists say there’s no evidence to support a connection between the two. 

  • Missouri bill would ban critical race theory in schools and offer teacher training in ‘patriotism’

    Missouri bill would ban critical race theory in schools and offer teacher training in ‘patriotism’

     

    Missouri lawmakers are considering new legislation aimed at prohibiting the teaching of so-called critical race theory in its public grade schools — even though the state’s largest teachers’ union says the concept is not presently a part of schools’ curricula — and requiring the state to develop a training program to teach American patriotism.

    ​Missouri lawmakers are considering new legislation aimed at prohibiting the teaching of so-called critical race theory in its public grade schools — even though the state’s largest teachers’ union says the concept is not presently a part of schools’ curricula — and requiring the state to develop a training program to teach American patriotism. 

  • TSA investigating how some no-fly list data was exposed on internet

    TSA investigating how some no-fly list data was exposed on internet

     

    The Transportation Security Administration said it was investigating a “potential cybersecurity incident” after a hacker claimed to access an older version of the agency’s no-fly list of known or suspected terrorists.

    ​The Transportation Security Administration said it was investigating a “potential cybersecurity incident” after a hacker claimed to access an older version of the agency’s no-fly list of known or suspected terrorists. 

  • Denny’s says safety is top priority after fallen restaurant sign kills 72-year-old Kentucky woman

    Denny’s says safety is top priority after fallen restaurant sign kills 72-year-old Kentucky woman

     

    A 72-year-old woman died Thursday afternoon after a Denny’s sign fell and crushed her car in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, according to police.

    ​A 72-year-old woman died Thursday afternoon after a Denny’s sign fell and crushed her car in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, according to police. 

  • Judge declines to reinstate Democratic prosecutor removed by DeSantis

    Judge declines to reinstate Democratic prosecutor removed by DeSantis

     

    A federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit brought by a former state attorney in Florida who sued Gov. Ron DeSantis for suspending him last year.

    ​A federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit brought by a former state attorney in Florida who sued Gov. Ron DeSantis for suspending him last year.